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In 2004, Pete Doherty I am tempted to append "remember him?" was top of the NME's Cool List, with Mike Skinner – then an equally unashamed, if less problematic, drug-user – following in third.
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He was a drug-user but they said it was a brain haemorrhage in the end.
Audley Harrison: 'David Haye is nervous. He knows I am the master' Donald McRae 2010
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Parents are being told to vaccinate children/infants now against infections found dominantly in gay and drug-user populations, and no one knows yet the long-term effects or useful life of the protection.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gardasil Vaccinations for Boys? 2009
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Because our society and politicians are averse to addressing the question of 'Is it worth $100k to add a few years to the life of an obese smoker alcoholic drug-user who has never worked in their life, a 92 year old lady, the premature new born that will never live a healthy and productive life but we can keep alive with numerous medical devices for years?'
What Makes Health Care Different?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In counseling with clients, the tattooed and dreadlocked Mr. Morse listened silently and, based on his own use and drug knowledge, explained how certain prescription drugs interact with heroin, recalls Kirk Read, who worked with Mr. Morse gathering data for a drug-user study for the University of California.
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I once dealt with a case where the “wall of silence” after a stabbing was created by the fact that the local community were pleased that someone had dealt with a nasty, violent and dangerous drug-user on their estate.
Battlecat « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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After all, why should a non-smoking tee-totaller pay for a drug-user or drunk when they need medical help for the resulting illnesses?
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San Francisco epidemiologist Dr. Kral, who sits on Ms. McQuie's board, has for more than a decade paid a social worker to conduct monthly group therapy for workers on his drug-user study.
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There is on-going debate about selection bias and confounding variables--diffusion effects through secondary exchanges of clean needles amongst the intravenous drug-user population, for example, or the concentration of high-risk users among IDUs who use the exchange sites, or the possible formation of new networks at such sites, exposing isolated IDUs to more risk.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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As things stand at the moment, Britney Spears' disastrous MTV VMA routine has pretty much ended her career, the Britney Spears/ Kevin Federline custody battle has seen Britney exposed as a habitual drug-user who could be about to lose her kids and now there's even a chance that Britney Spears will spend six months in jail after being charged with a hit and run.
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